A promising new treatment for COVID-19 infection
Getting back to nature to trial ways to improve critical care outcomes.
Seeds from the Nigella Sativa plant, better known as the Fennel Flower.
A flowering plant native to North Africa and Western Asia could be utilised in the future treatment of COVID-19 infection.
The seeds of the plant, Nigella Sativa, have been used for centuries as a traditional remedy for multiple medical conditions, including inflammation and infections. Now, an Australian-first research review article has found it could be used to treat COVID-19.
“There is growing evidence from modelling studies that thymoquinone, an active ingredient of Nigella Sativa, more commonly known as the Fennel Flower, can stick to the COVID- 19 virus spike protein and stop the virus from causing a lung infection.
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